Improved car-replacer



IMPROVED GAR-RELLAGER.

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TO ALL WHOM IT 'MAY CONOERN:

g Be itknown'that I,v NATHAN H. EDGERTON, of Iottsville, Schuylkill county, in the Stat-e of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and improved Mode of Replacing Railroad Cars upon the Track; and I do herebydeclare the followingis a full and exact description thereof, referencc'being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my inventionA consists in constructing blocks, plated and inclined, and having secured to one of each pair a canting-block, by which arrangement a car may bc replaced upon the track. Many devices are designed for this purpose, but the weight of them has always been a serieus drawback against their general use. Some of them are made with heavy flanges cast or bolted on the inclined planes, and secured to therail by a hook or keys. This plan requires two pairs ot' right and lefthand blocks in order to'p'ut the car on from either direction, and being so heavy, itis necessary to leave them at the depots, to be brought by a special wrecking train. By my invention this is obviated,'and they can easily becarried ou the tender,`an l handled by the ordinary crew accompanying the train; thus saving the time which would otherwise be spent in sending for the wrecking cnew. My invention combines this requisite of lightness and utility. i

i To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I-will proceed to describe its construction and. operation.

Figure 1 is a plan.

,Figure 2 is an elevation of the insidel block.

Figure 3 is an elevation of the outside block.

Figure 4 is an end View of the outside block.-

Figure 5 is a cross-section on au enlarged scale.

A A are the rails; B, the car oil' the track; C is one of the inclined blocks, D the other. The block C is of hard wood, plated' with iron. The incline from cto e1 is long, the other from el to c2 is short and steep. This block is made so that the apex al is about one inch lower than the rail A. This block is placed, as shown, about two inches from the rail A, and kept at that distance by the projecting pins h h. It'may also be spiked on the inside, if necessary. The other block D is placed close alongside the corresponding rail A', is similarly plated, and inclined from e to el, except the apex eI in this case stands some two inches above the rail. The elongated foot m carries a canting-block, K, which I will describe particularly, asit `is an essential feature. The fiat base of block K has a projecting p in, n, either round or square, fitting into a corresponding mortise in foot hz. It stands up some five or six inches above the rail, with an inelined'face towards the rail. The centre is mortised at S to receive the eye of a hook, O, and a pin or bolt driven through the said eye secures it to the block K. This canting-bloek K is placed at such a distance from the apex el, that the side of the wheel P Will just strike the said block as thewheel begins to descend from the apex al; and the falling of the wheel materially assists the lateral or sideway motion derived from the block K. As this said canting-block 'is detachable from its bed, the inclined block D can be turned end for end, and still the block K, will face and clasp the rail in the same manner, thus accomplishing the object of replacing the car from either direction, thus dispensing with a pair of right and left-hand blocks.

. To use my invention, place the incline C between the rails, about two inches from tbe rail A. Place the incline-D outside and close alongside the rail A', and a little in advance ofthe incline C. Take the block K and catch thc hook O over the rail, and drop the pin 'n into its corresponding mortise in foot m. A spike may be driven against the side of block D to. secure it more firmly against the rail. New draw the car up the inclines and it will bc replaced upon the track.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. I claim the reversible and detachable canting-block K, secured to the rail A and the depressed foot m, substantially as described.

2. I claim the plated incline D, having a depressed projecting foot, m, in combination with a canting-block, K, adjusted substantially as described. i

3. I claim the combination and arrangement of my second claim with the inclined block C, when both are constructed and operating substantially described.

NATHAN II. EDGER'ION.

Witnesses:

S'rANLnr C. I-IYL'roN, Enwn Bnown. 

